Polaris Prize Long List Initial Reaction 2012

Here's my initial reaction.

10 means I think it should be on the short list top 10 (automatic five stars *****). Whereas 11 means I didn't mark it as top 10 first time through but when I only had 8 picks in my top 10 after going through the list I added 2 more. 

There are plenty of ? this year which means things I'm excited to seek out!

(Middle column question mark means I've heard it but want to spend more time with it)

One question though - where is Brasstronaut?!

A Tribe Called Red - A Tribe Called Red	?
Marie-Pierre Arthur - Aux alentours	?
Rich Aucoin - We're All Dying To Live		10
Avec pas d'casque - Astronomie	?
Azari & III - Azari & III	?
Bahamas - Barchords	**
The Barr Brothers - The Barr Brothers	?
Blackie And The Rodeo Kings - Kings And Queens	?
Cadence Weapon - Hope In Dirt City	**	?
Kathryn Calder - Bright And Vivid	****	11
Cannon Bros - Firecracker / Cloudglow	?
Coeur de pirate - Blonde	***
Leonard Cohen - Old Ideas	?
Cold Specks - I Predict A Graceful Expulsion		10
Rose Cousins - We Have Made A Spark	?
Mark Davis - Eliminate The Toxins	?
Drake - Take Care	***
Kathleen Edwards - Voyageur		10
Feist - Metals	**
Fucked Up - David Comes To Life	***	11
Great Lake Swimmers - New Wild Everywhere	*
Grimes - Visions	****	10
Handsome Furs - Sound Kapital		10
Japandroids - Celebration Rock		10
Dan Mangan - Oh Fortune		10
Mares Of Thrace - The Pilgrimage	?
Ariane Moffatt - MA	?
Lindi Ortega - Little Red Boots	?
Parlovr - Kook Soul	***
Sandro Perri - Impossible Spaces	?
Joel Plaskett Emergency - Scrappy Happiness	***
PS I Love You - Death Dreams	***
John K. Samson - Provincial	**
Shooting Guns - Born To Deal In Magic: 1952-1976	?
The Slakadeliqs - The Other Side of Tomorrow	?
Patrick Watson - Adventures In Your Own Backyard		10
Bry Webb - Provider	**	?
The Weeknd - Echoes of Silence	*
Yamantaka // Sonic Titan - YT//ST	?
Yukon Blonde - Tiger Talk	**